Thursday, January 26, 2017

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SCHOOL INFO:

Logo Needed:

THE L&G PLAYERS NEED A NEW LOGO!ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE OF DESIGNING IT?Here are the rules:

The logo contest is open to ALL students-- you do not need to be involved with the Players in order to participate

Submissions are limited to original computer/graphic or hand-drawn art. Hand-drawn art can be no larger than 8” x 10”

Logo must include the words “Leland & Gray Players”

Logo is limited to black only on a white background (for ease of printing on shirts, hats, etc.)

E-mail computer art or scanned hand-drawn submissions as an attachment to: fptdvm@gmail.com See Dale in the IT dept if you need assistance with this.DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS 10:00PM on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,2017.LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

HIGH SCHOOL BENEFIT DANCE:

This Saturday, January 28, 7 - 10 in Dutton Gym Dance off the winter cold, celebrate the start of Semester 2, have fun, and support your classmates Tino, Emma, Emily, Greg, Aiden, Matt and Kenny, led by Ms. Cisse on their journey to Spain in February. $5 gets you into the dance, free snacks, and a door prize chance to win a hoodie, T-shirt, or soccer shirt from Spain! GRACIAS!!!

Spain Trip Fundraiser:

From February 15 through February 27, seven L&G students and Spanish teacher, Jeryl Julian Cissé, will travel to Spain to explore and experience the country's history and culture, use their Spanish language skills, and meet and stay with teens and their families.To help raise funds for the trip, the students are selling tickets for TWO great Raffles. A super raffle with 15 prizes to be won, including some local products and gift certificates, and beautiful souvenirs from Spain that include ceramics, paintings and museum prints, and carved wooden boxes. Also, there is the Archer Mayor Character raffle - win a chance to be a character in the next Archer Mayor suspense novel! Tickets can be purchased from one of the travelers, or a check, made out to "L&G Activity Fund - Spain Trip" can be mailed to the school at 2042 VT Route 30 Townshend, Vermont 05353, Attn: J Julian Cissé. Super Raffle tickets are 1 for $1 and 10 tickets for $5; Archer Mayor Character Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 tickets for $20. Please include a name and phone number and which raffle tickets you’d like, and the students will fill out your tickets, then call you when you win! The raffle drawing will happen February 3. ¡Muchas Gracias!

Junior Iron Chef Fundraiser:

Student Job Opportunity:

Title: Afterschool Student AideDescription: Responsible for assisting in the planning, organizing, implementation and promotion The Collaborative Extended Day Program Hours: Part time up to 12-15 hours per week, hours available afternoons (3-6), school calendar half days and some school vacationsReports To: Programs Coordinator

Work Duties: 1. Engage with students in afterschool activities, providing a positive role model for their time in the program.2. To implement The Collaborative standard administrative procedures and practices for the program regarding the designated student3. Participate in pre-program training and regular scheduled meetings4. To establish and maintain positive connections with designated student and other program participants5. Support the designated student being inclusive with peers and independent 6. To serve as a support to the designated student when necessary7. Perform other duties as directedPlease apply at the link below, and we will contact you regarding your application.https://thecollaborative.wufoo.com/forms/ro5ph8w1bhw7km/Questions can be directed to Kimberly at kimberly@thecollaborative.us

SAT / ACT Registration:

If you have not yet taken one of these exams, it is highly recommended that you do so, at least once. Either exam is accepted at all schools that require standardized testing. Even if you think you are applying only to schools that do not require test scores, it is a really good idea to take one test!!! Better safe than sorry!

January /February School Lunch Menu:

Parents of Seniors:

Would you like to recognize your outstanding graduate in the 2017 Leland and Gray yearbook? Purchasing an advertisement is simple!First, create a piece of text congratulating your student. If you want to have a picture on your ad, send it as a jpg.Size options:Business card $25.00Half page $50.00Full page $75.00Once your ad information is complete, you can send all your text and photos to Nika Oakes, Yearbook Editor, at noakes@lelandandgray.org Please send payment via check to Leland and Gray.Thank you for advertising in the L&G Yearbook!

Thrifty Rebel:

Journey East 2018 is recruiting students:

An information session for students and parents interested in participating in Journey East 2018 will be held in the Library at Leland and Gray from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 25. Journey East is an Asian Studies Academy and month-long performance tour of China. Interested students and their parents are invited and encouraged to attend.Journey East, welcomes Leland and Gray and non-Leland and Gray students. The day-long, semester-long program, which commences in mid-January of 2018, is open to qualified students who are currently in grades 8 – 11.

Students who do not attend Leland and Gray currently may elect to attend Leland and Gray for the second semester only or may enroll for the entire school year.For the duration of a semester in Journey East, participating students in grades 9-12 are engaged in the study of Chinese history, philosophy, geography, politics, literature and film. Additionally, all students are enrolled in classes in Leland and Gray’s Chinese language program. All participants are required to take Chorus and many study instrumental music, as well.Details of the most recent journey in 2016 including photos and student essays are available at: http://lelandandgray.org/journeyeast/Program photos and student essays for programs from 2002 through 2010 may be accessed at: www.thejourneyeast.netApplications are now available. Contact Jesse Riemenschneider for more information. (802-365-7355 x158) or email: jriemenschneider@lelandandgray.org

LEAF:

L.E.A.F. (L&G Environmental Action Force)We need your help! Composting is a regular event at L&G and soon will become required by law that all food scraps must be diverted from the landfills. L&G has offered the option to compost over the past 2 years. But, some students do not choose to compost their food waste. Please encourage your children to compost, it’s easy and takes very little time. Why is composting your food waste important?1)Composting is simply the process of turning organic matter that is ready for disposal into something beneficial. 2)Composting reduces the amount of waste that is being directed into our landfills. This means a reduction of concentrated, toxic leachates and methane gas that is being released into the atmosphere, which equates to a decrease in overall pollution. 3)Composting also cuts down on the usage of chemical fertilizers, which are harmful to our water supply.4)We use the compost for the L&G garden!What we do as a club:

Manage the L&G School Community Garden

Support, work on, and promote our composting and recycling initiatives

attend Youth Environmental Summits

educate ourselves and others on the outdoors, environmental issues and model sustainable practices

Facilitate the replacement of plastic utensils in the cafeteria with metal flatware by purchasing, with LEAF funds, magnetic trash barrel lids.

From The Nurse:

I am still missing a lot of Health Questionnaire/Permission to Treat Forms. Thank you to the families that have already returned them.

New “Contests” Page on Website:

From Ms. Birgé :As literacy coach, I frequently receive announcements about contests for our students, usually around writing. These range from small local events, to national contests with hundreds of students entering. With help from our IT department, we’ve decided to create a space on our website for these contests. We hope that this will encourage more students to compete. You can find this new page underneath the “Students and Parents” tab. Entering contests is a great way for your student to push themselves academically, and to connect skills they learn in school to the real world. As well, many contests have cash or other prizes, even for runners-up. Keep an eye on this new section of our website, and please encourage your student to enter some contests!

Thailand Trip Fundraisers :

Thank you to everyone who went to the Four Columns Inn for dinner on Wednesday night.A lot of people came. If you missed it, then you still have an opportunity to support our trip to Thailand by coming to the Thai Dinner at the Townshend Town Hall on February 11th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. We have invited the Vermont Muay Thai to give a demonstration of Thai martial arts. Also, if you want to learn some basic Thai words, Sun, a Thai exchange student at Leland & Gray, will be there to teach you.Price: $15Free: 5 years old and underTicket Reservation here: https://goo.gl/forms/OeGxN4O18hCIG8Zm2

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Green Mountain Conservation Camp:

Wardsboro Public Library:

Wardsboro Public Library is looking for LGUHS student volunteers to be computer tutors for those who need assistance.They are also already looking for volunteers for their street parade and book sale that is held on 7/3 and 7/4.

Luncheon Helpers (Townshend):

Teens are needed to help at the meal for senior citizens which is held on first and third Thursdays at the Townshend Community Church (Congregationalist). Helpers will place serving dishes on the tables, sit with the elders to enjoy a lunch provided by The Dam Diner, and then clear the tables and wash dishes. The volunteers are needed from noon to approximately 1 P.M. You do not need to be available for every meal; sign up for the days that work for you. Please contact 3GC about this opportunity, not the church.Jim & Janis, 3GC coordinators802-428-4333team3gc@gmail.com

WRVT :

WRVT needs a student to do some data entry work. This will involve entering survey responses from Community Hope & Action concerts into our survey monkey account. Students who haven't used survey monkey need not worry, it only take a few minutes to learn how to use the site. Students are welcome to do this at our office down the road from L&G or take the surveys back to the school to work on them in the library.

Grace Cottage Hospital:

Grace Cottage Hospital has an immediate need for a high school volunteer to post items for their online fundraising auction. The individual must be computer/internet savvy, preferably with experience or willingness to learn Wordpress, InDesign, iMovie (or equivalent), Photoshop and Illustrator. If interested, please see Terry.

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center.:

Hello and Happy New Year!

We are looking for students interested in doing community service working with youth at Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center.There are numerous opportunities coming up, January through April.
Students bring valuable contributions to BEEC programs while providing hands on learning experiences for students.

AFTER SCHOOL INFO:

Late Bus:

HEY! After School Programs:

HEY After School Programs started Again Jan 9th!The late bus will be running starting January 9th on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays right up to February break. No HEY programs except Hey! Help! on Wednesday due to JISP activities.(No late bus on Wednesdays)Check the lelandandgray.org website under co-curricular activities for details on all HEY programs offered:

Arts and crafts projects (will now be at the back of the library each day)

COMMUNITY:

2017 Exposures Cross-Cultural Youth Arts Summer Program

We're pleased to let you know that applications are now open for the 2017 Exposures Cross-Cultural Youth Arts Summer Program. This year the program will take place on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota from July 22 through August 12. Participants live together and work on photography skills, project fieldwork, and trips to local sites and events.All interested youth are invited to apply, regardless of ability to pay. Tuition includes room, board, and transportation.Many participants receive scholarships, up to 100%. Applications will begin to be reviewed on February 15, 2017, and monthly thereafter until spots are filled.Here is the link to the online application: http://www.exposuresprogram.org/2017application/

Magic Mountain Ski Patrol :

Students 15 years of age and older: We are looking to get some local, younger blood on our Patrol.An OEC class will require online learning at home. There will be weekly participation in a classroom setting at the mountain, with hands on skills training and on-hill training. The course is somewhere in the range of 100hrs and the cost of the course, textbook, etc will be in the range of $200. One should be able to ski or ride advanced terrain safely. At the end, if you pass the written exam and skills portion, you will be a member of the National Ski Patrol with all of its benefits.

West Townshend Pizza Night :

This Friday, Jan. 27, Fahey's Fields will be playing Celtic music for the West Townshend Pizza Night. The West Townshend Country Store.Come for delicious pizza, starting at 5 pm, and listen to Irish and Scottish tunes played on fiddle, uilleann pipes, flute, banjo and penny whistle. Music begins at 6 pm.

Crisis Text Line available in Vermont - Text VT to 741741:

Vermonters who are experiencing a mental health crisis now have a new way to find support when and where they need it, 24 hours a day. Crisis Text Line™ provides free*, round-the-clock support, seven days a week by providing access via text messaging to trained Crisis Counselors at the moment help and support are needed. This service is being provided through a partnership between the Vermont Department of Mental Health and the national organization Crisis Text Line. This is a welcomed key addition to the other mental health services available for Vermonters to access when circumstances or events become difficult to handle. Learn more about the national organization*for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint or T-Mobile carriers; all others carriers may charge rates

ATHLETICS:

Hoops for Hope:

In addition to the raffles, you can donate by purchasing this Hoops for Hope t-shirt. Wearing this t-shirt to the game would qualify you for a door prize ticket for the special raffle.

From the Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Teams:

The Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams are going hold a friendly spirit competition between the 7th to 12th grades to see which class can show the highest attendance at HOME games. There will be a sign in sheet provided at the ticket counter that is a roster for each grade. Students will sign in when they arrive at the game and sign out when they leave. Students must remain at the game for at least one half (2 quarters). At the end of the basketball season which ever class has the highest attendance for home games will win 100 spirit points and a pizza party for the entire class that will be paid for in full by the Varsity Coaches. We encourage all parents and family of students and all community members to unit to make sure their child/student can contribute to the cause and attend home games this year. It is a win, win situation for all members of the Leland and Gray Community!

Co-Curricular Calendar:

Tired of Digital Sports/League Minder? We were too! So we've transferred all of the co-curricular events to a Google Calendar which can be found on the left hand menu bar of the L&G homepage or here: http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar Many thanks to the IT department for their assistance with this process! The information will still be kept up to date on Digital Sports.

Friday, January 20, 2017

If you are not receiving Friday Notes by email and would like to or if you would like to be removed from the Friday Notes email list, please email fridaynotes@lelandandgray.orgPlease also add fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org to your contact list so the mailing doesn't end up in your spam folder. Thank you.

SCHOOL INFO:

Logo Needed:

THE L&G PLAYERS NEED A NEW LOGO!ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE OF DESIGNING IT?Here are the rules:

The logo contest is open to ALL students-- you do not need to be involved with the Players in order to participate

Submissions are limited to original computer/graphic or hand-drawn art. Hand-drawn art can be no larger than 8” x 10”

Logo must include the words “Leland & Gray Players”

Logo is limited to black only on a white background (for ease of printing on shirts, hats, etc.)

E-mail computer art or scanned hand-drawn submissions as an attachment to: fptdvm@gmail.com See Dale in the IT dept if you need assistance with this.DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS 10:00PM on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,2017.LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Presidential Scholar's Awards:

Congratulations to seniors Caroline Tietz and Caleb Thibault for receiving 2 of VT's 10 2017 Presidential Scholar's Awards.These awards are for students based on outstanding leadership and service. Caleb & Caroline were honored at a State House Reception on 1/9/17!

Great work!

Mimesis, the Leland and Gray Literary Magazine:

Mimesis, the Leland and Gray Literary Magazine, launched its 2017 issue Thursday, December 15 during high school lunch. All are welcome--artists, writers, editors--to form the editorial board that will create another publication of poetry, prose and fine art. Middle school students are welcome, too, so stay tuned as to how you can become involved.

Junior Iron Chef Fundraiser:

Spain Trip Fundraiser:

From February 15 through February 27, seven L&G students and Spanish teacher, Jeryl Julian Cissé, will travel to Spain to explore and experience the country's history and culture, use their Spanish language skills, and meet and stay with teens and their families.To help raise funds for the trip, the students are selling tickets for TWO great Raffles. A super raffle with 15 prizes to be won, including some local products and gift certificates, and beautiful souvenirs from Spain that include ceramics, paintings and museum prints, and carved wooden boxes. Also, there is the Archer Mayor Character raffle - win a chance to be a character in the next Archer Mayor suspense novel! Tickets can be purchased from one of the travellers, or a check, made out to "L&G Activity Fund - Spain Trip" can be mailed to the school at 2042 VT Route 30 Townshend, Vermont 05353, Attn: J Julian Cissé. Super Raffle tickets are 1 for $1 and 10 tickets for $5; Archer Mayor Character Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 tickets for $20. Please include a name and phone number and which raffle tickets you’d like, and the students will fill out your tickets, then call you when you win! The raffle drawing will happen February 3. ¡Muchas Gracias!

Student Job Opportunity:

Title: Afterschool Student AideDescription: Responsible for assisting in the planning, organizing, implementation and promotion The Collaborative Extended Day Program Hours: Part time up to 12-15 hours per week, hours available afternoons (3-6), school calendar half days and some school vacationsReports To: Programs Coordinator

Work Duties: 1. Engage with students in afterschool activities, providing a positive role model for their time in the program.2. To implement The Collaborative standard administrative procedures and practices for the program regarding the designated student3. Participate in pre-program training and regular scheduled meetings4. To establish and maintain positive connections with designated student and other program participants5. Support the designated student being inclusive with peers and independent 6. To serve as a support to the designated student when necessary7. Perform other duties as directedPlease apply at the link below, and we will contact you regarding your application.https://thecollaborative.wufoo.com/forms/ro5ph8w1bhw7km/Questions can be directed to Kimberly at kimberly@thecollaborative.us

SAT / ACT Registration:

If you have not yet taken one of these exams, it is highly recommended that you do so, at least once. Either exam is accepted at all schools that require standardized testing. Even if you think you are applying only to schools that do not require test scores, it is a really good idea to take one test!!! Better safe than sorry!

January School Lunch Menu:

Junior Class Fundraiser:

The Junior Class is holding two fundraisers to support the Junior Class and Prom.Please collect bottles over winter break and bring them to A14There will also be a 50/50 raffle. Please see a member of the Junior Class for tickets.

Parents of Seniors:

Would you like to recognize your outstanding graduate in the 2017 Leland and Gray yearbook? Purchasing an advertisement is simple!First, create a piece of text congratulating your student. If you want to have a picture on your ad, send it as a jpg.Size options:Business card $25.00Half page $50.00Full page $75.00Once your ad information is complete, you can send all your text and photos to Nika Oakes, Yearbook Editor, at noakes@lelandandgray.org Please send payment via check to Leland and Gray.Thank you for advertising in the L&G Yearbook!

Thrifty Rebel:

Journey East 2018 is recruiting students:

An information session for students and parents interested in participating in Journey East 2018 will be held in the Library at Leland and Gray from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 25. Journey East is an Asian Studies Academy and month-long performance tour of China. Interested students and their parents are invited and encouraged to attend.Journey East, welcomes Leland and Gray and non-Leland and Gray students. The day-long, semester-long program, which commences in mid-January of 2018, is open to qualified students who are currently in grades 8 – 11.

Students who do not attend Leland and Gray currently may elect to attend Leland and Gray for the second semester only or may enroll for the entire school year.For the duration of a semester in Journey East, participating students in grades 9-12 are engaged in the study of Chinese history, philosophy, geography, politics, literature and film. Additionally, all students are enrolled in classes in Leland and Gray’s Chinese language program. All participants are required to take Chorus and many study instrumental music, as well.Details of the most recent journey in 2016 including photos and student essays are available at: http://lelandandgray.org/journeyeast/Program photos and student essays for programs from 2002 through 2010 may be accessed at: www.thejourneyeast.netApplications are now available. Contact Jesse Riemenschneider for more information. (802-365-7355 x158) or email: jriemenschneider@lelandandgray.org

LEAF:

L.E.A.F. (L&G Environmental Action Force)We need your help! Composting is a regular event at L&G and soon will become required by law that all food scraps must be diverted from the landfills. L&G has offered the option to compost over the past 2 years. But, some students do not choose to compost their food waste. Please encourage your children to compost, it’s easy and takes very little time. Why is composting your food waste important?1)Composting is simply the process of turning organic matter that is ready for disposal into something beneficial. 2)Composting reduces the amount of waste that is being directed into our landfills. This means a reduction of concentrated, toxic leachates and methane gas that is being released into the atmosphere, which equates to a decrease in overall pollution. 3)Composting also cuts down on the usage of chemical fertilizers, which are harmful to our water supply.4)We use the compost for the L&G garden!What we do as a club:

Manage the L&G School Community Garden

Support, work on, and promote our composting and recycling initiatives

attend Youth Environmental Summits

educate ourselves and others on the outdoors, environmental issues and model sustainable practices

Facilitate the replacement of plastic utensils in the cafeteria with metal flatware by purchasing, with LEAF funds, magnetic trash barrel lids.

From The Nurse:

I am still missing a lot of Health Questionnaire/Permission to Treat Forms. Thank you to the families that have already returned them.

New “Contests” Page on Website:

From Ms. Birgé :As literacy coach, I frequently receive announcements about contests for our students, usually around writing. These range from small local events, to national contests with hundreds of students entering. With help from our IT department, we’ve decided to create a space on our website for these contests. We hope that this will encourage more students to compete. You can find this new page underneath the “Students and Parents” tab. Entering contests is a great way for your student to push themselves academically, and to connect skills they learn in school to the real world. As well, many contests have cash or other prizes, even for runners-up. Keep an eye on this new section of our website, and please encourage your student to enter some contests!

Thailand Trip Fundraisers :

Thank you to everyone who went to the Four Columns Inn for dinner on Wednesday night.A lot of people came. If you missed it, then you still have an opportunity to support our trip to Thailand by coming to the Thai Dinner at the Townshend Town Hall on February 11th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. We have invited the Vermont Muay Thai to give a demonstration of Thai martial arts. Also, if you want to learn some basic Thai words, Sun, a Thai exchange student at Leland & Gray, will be there to teach you.Price: $15Free: 5 years old and underTicket Reservation here: https://goo.gl/forms/OeGxN4O18hCIG8Zm2

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Wardsboro Public Library:

Wardsboro Public Library is looking for LGUHS student volunteers to be computer tutors for those who need assistance.They are also already looking for volunteers for their street parade and book sale that is held on 7/3 and 7/4.

Luncheon Helpers (Townshend):

Teens are needed to help at the meal for senior citizens which is held on first and third Thursdays at the Townshend Community Church (Congregationalist). Helpers will place serving dishes on the tables, sit with the elders to enjoy a lunch provided by The Dam Diner, and then clear the tables and wash dishes. The volunteers are needed from noon to approximately 1 P.M. You do not need to be available for every meal; sign up for the days that work for you. Please contact 3GC about this opportunity, not the church.Jim & Janis, 3GC coordinators802-428-4333team3gc@gmail.com

WRVT :

WRVT needs a student to do some data entry work. This will involve entering survey responses from Community Hope & Action concerts into our survey monkey account. Students who haven't used survey monkey need not worry, it only take a few minutes to learn how to use the site. Students are welcome to do this at our office down the road from L&G or take the surveys back to the school to work on them in the library.

Grace Cottage Hospital:

Grace Cottage Hospital has an immediate need for a high school volunteer to post items for their online fundraising auction. The individual must be computer/internet savvy, preferably with experience or willingness to learn Wordpress, InDesign, iMovie (or equivalent), Photoshop and Illustrator. If interested, please see Terry.

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center.:

Hello and Happy New Year!

We are looking for students interested in doing community service working with youth at Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center.There are numerous opportunities coming up, January through April.
Students bring valuable contributions to BEEC programs while providing hands on learning experiences for students.

AFTER SCHOOL INFO:

Late Bus:

HEY! After School Programs:

HEY After School Programs started Again Jan 9th!The late bus will be running starting January 9th on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays right up to February break. No HEY programs except Hey! Help! on Wednesday due to JISP activities.(No late bus on Wednesdays)Check the lelandandgray.org website under co-curricular activities for details on all HEY programs offered:

Arts and crafts projects (will now be at the back of the library each day)

COMMUNITY:

2017 Exposures Cross-Cultural Youth Arts Summer Program

We're pleased to let you know that applications are now open for the 2017 Exposures Cross-Cultural Youth Arts Summer Program. This year the program will take place on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota from July 22 through August 12. Participants live together and work on photography skills, project fieldwork, and trips to local sites and events.All interested youth are invited to apply, regardless of ability to pay. Tuition includes room, board, and transportation.Many participants receive scholarships, up to 100%. Applications will begin to be reviewed on February 15, 2017, and monthly thereafter until spots are filled.Here is the link to the online application: http://www.exposuresprogram.org/2017application/

Magic Mountain Ski Patrol :

Students 15 years of age and older: We are looking to get some local, younger blood on our Patrol.An OEC class will require online learning at home. There will be weekly participation in a classroom setting at the mountain, with hands on skills training and on-hill training. The course is somewhere in the range of 100hrs and the cost of the course, textbook, etc will be in the range of $200. One should be able to ski or ride advanced terrain safely. At the end, if you pass the written exam and skills portion, you will be a member of the National Ski Patrol with all of its benefits.

FREE Community Supper and Concert :

This month, on January 21st from 6-9pm, Community Hope & Action of Townshend will host a FREE community supper and concert (featuring Ten Gallon Swing). The dinner, cooked by The Harmonyville Store, will be from 6-7pm at the Townshend Town Hall; music and dancing will follow upstairs from 7-9pm. Please contact Community Hope & Action at communityhopeandaction@gmail.com or 802-365-4700 with any questions. If you can, please bring a side dish or dessert to share. This event us substance free and is open to people of all ages, from all towns. Thanks to the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation for providing the funding for both food and music this month!

Up The Hill Yoga:

Crisis Text Line available in Vermont - Text VT to 741741:

Vermonters who are experiencing a mental health crisis now have a new way to find support when and where they need it, 24 hours a day. Crisis Text Line™ provides free*, round-the-clock support, seven days a week by providing access via text messaging to trained Crisis Counselors at the moment help and support are needed. This service is being provided through a partnership between the Vermont Department of Mental Health and the national organization Crisis Text Line. This is a welcomed key addition to the other mental health services available for Vermonters to access when circumstances or events become difficult to handle. Learn more about the national organization*for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint or T-Mobile carriers; all others carriers may charge rates

ATHLETICS:

Hoops for Hope:

In addition to the raffles, you can donate by purchasing this Hoops for Hope t-shirt. Wearing this t-shirt to the game would qualify you for a door prize ticket for the special raffle.

Athletic Leadership Council:

Next Meeting is Wednesday, 1/25 at 7:15 in the Weight Room. We will be doing some prep work for Hoops for Hope, come help us get ready for this great event!

From the Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Teams:

The Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams are going hold a friendly spirit competition between the 7th to 12th grades to see which class can show the highest attendance at HOME games. There will be a sign in sheet provided at the ticket counter that is a roster for each grade. Students will sign in when they arrive at the game and sign out when they leave. Students must remain at the game for at least one half (2 quarters). At the end of the basketball season which ever class has the highest attendance for home games will win 100 spirit points and a pizza party for the entire class that will be paid for in full by the Varsity Coaches. We encourage all parents and family of students and all community members to unit to make sure their child/student can contribute to the cause and attend home games this year. It is a win, win situation for all members of the Leland and Gray Community!

Co-Curricular Calendar:

Tired of Digital Sports/League Minder? We were too! So we've transferred all of the co-curricular events to a Google Calendar which can be found on the left hand menu bar of the L&G homepage or here: http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar Many thanks to the IT department for their assistance with this process! The information will still be kept up to date on Digital Sports.